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Updated September 2026

🔧 My car failed the periodic inspection and I think it is wrong — can I contest it?

Direct answer

Yes: every inspection scheme has an appeal or re-inspection route, usually within days, often at another station or by the supervisory body — Wydział komunikacji starostwa / Transportowy Dozór Techniczny (gov.pl), the vehicle authority for Poland. Ask for the written report with the defect codes first; a vague "fail" is contestable in itself. If the station also sold you the repair, or the fail looks like a way to sell work, Powiatowy / Miejski Rzecznik Konsumentów (801 440 220) handles the consumer side; disputes about money go to Sąd rejonowy — postępowanie uproszczone (gov.pl).

Call firstWydział komunikacji starostwa / Transportowy Dozór Techniczny
Report toPowiatowy / Miejski Rzecznik Konsumentów
If that failsSąd rejonowy — postępowanie uproszczone

🗣️ What to say

"My vehicle [plate] failed the inspection at [station] on [date] for [defect codes]. I dispute the finding because [reason / second opinion]. I ask for a re-inspection by [the authority / another station] and, if the fail is overturned, a refund of the fee."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Get the reportDefect codes, the measurements, the inspector's name. Photograph the defect yourself.
  2. Second opinionAnother garage or station, in writing. This is the evidence.
  3. Appeal: Wydział komunikacji starostwa / Transportowy Dozór TechnicznyWithin the deadline (often a few days). The authority re-inspects or reviews.
  4. Do not repair firstA repair destroys the evidence; if you must drive, ask the authority how to proceed.
  5. Sales pressure: Powiatowy / Miejski Rzecznik KonsumentówA station that fails cars to sell repairs is a consumer-protection case.

📇 All contacts

Wydział komunikacji starostwa / Transportowy Dozór TechnicznyRegistration, inspections, appealsInspection appeals and vehicle data🔗 www.gov.pl/web/gov/zarejestruj-pojazd
Powiatowy / Miejski Rzecznik KonsumentówFree help, letters to the seller, helpline 801 440 220When the shop refuses📞 801 440 220🔗 uokik.gov.pl/rzecznicy
Sąd rejonowy — postępowanie uproszczonePayment claim up to PLN 20,000 on a formIf the landlord objects to the payment order🔗 www.gov.pl/web/sprawiedliwosc
Stały sąd polubowny przy WIIHFree arbitration at the Trade InspectionAfter a written complaint without a solution🔗 uokik.gov.pl/polubowne

❓ Frequently asked

Can I drive with a failed inspection?

Only as the rules of your country allow — often to a garage and back within a set period, not for daily use. Check the report.

The fail was for something not on the checklist

Then it is not a valid fail; the appeal will overturn it. The checklist is public at Wydział komunikacji starostwa / Transportowy Dozór Techniczny.

Can I go to a different station for the re-test?

Usually yes for the re-test after repair; for a contested result the authority decides where.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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